Aquaculture Public Register

The Aquaculture Public Register application has been developed using Spatial Software tools that will provide a visual display of Aquaculture Lease and Licence sites allowing the user to select a site and gain information relating to the associated lease or licence site. The requirement to make lease and licence conditions available to the public is set out in Section 80 of the Aquaculture Act 2001.

The user requires no spatial software on their PC. Access to the application is available using Internet Explorer 5.5 or Netscape 6. The application is best viewed in 800 x 600 or higher resolution although it can be viewed using alternative settings.

Please note, if the computer you are using to access this site is running Windows Vista, you will need to change a security setting within Internet Explorer before you can access information behind the "Aquaculture Public Register application" link.

The following instructions are available to assist you with making this suggested security change:

  • Close Internet Explorer
  • Click Start==>Control Panel==>Internet Options
  • Select the Advanced tab
  • Scroll down to the end and select 'Use SSL 2.0'
  • Re-open Internet Explorer, find your way back to this page on the PIRSA website and proceed with accessing the information.

Application Details

By accessing the link record in the Public Register Page you will be presented with a map of South Australia displaying a number of key regional areas.

You will be provided with a number of search options to utilise the map. These include:

  • Ability to enter a specific Lease or Licence number to home the application to a specific registration and have the application display the site on the screen. 
  • Ability to jump to a locality from a list of key regional areas and have a map of that area displayed including lease and licence sites, and 
  • Ability to use Spatial tools to draw a 'Box' around an area of interest on the map which displays a map of the selected area including lease and licence sites. 
  • Once the sites are displayed on the map the user can select a site. The application will return a list of leases and licences associated with the site.

You can then select a lease or licence from the list displayed and display data relevant to the lease, licence or application. Data displayed includes:

  • Registration ID
  • Registration Type
  • Coordinates
  • Ownership information
  • Size of Site
  • Date Granted
  • Current Expiry Date
  • Registration Status
  • Approved Species
  • Approved farming method
  • Conditions
  • Environmental Monitoring Reports

You are able to print out the information displayed.

Other Functionality

A number of simple spatial functions have been included in the application. These include:

  • Ability to zoom in and zoom out on the map 
  • Ability to pan on the map (shift the map up, down, left or right) 
  • Ability to home the map back to the opening screen

Basic layer management is also included. This allows you to filter the information presented on the map. Layers include:

  • Zones
  • Lease Sites
  • Licence Sites
  • Application Sites

Application Availability

The application will present registration data extracted from the "in-house" PIRSA registration system.

The extracted registration data will be refreshed after close of PIRSA business on each working day. You are advised to check with PIRSA Aquaculture to determine the most recent update. The objective is for the application to reflect the actual registration information as the previous day.

The application has been developed to provide the public with 24 hour access to the registration data. However, on occasions there may be issues beyond PIRSA control which impact on this availability.